I was in Basra, seeking knowledge, and I was poor, and at the door of our alley there was a grocer who, if I went out early, would say to me: Where to?" I would say "to so-and-so the hadith scholar." If I came back in the evening, he would say to me, “From where?” I would say, “From so-and-so historian or linguist."
﷽الحَمْدُ لِلهِ وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى رَسُوْلِ اللهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَمَنْ وَالَاهُ وَبَعْدُ There is a hadith in the Musnad of Abu Ya'la and Bayhaqi's Shu'ab al-Iman and ibn al-Sunni in Amal Al-Yawm wal-Laylah: From Anas (Allah be pleased with him) from the prophet (ﷺ) who said: No two servants who love each other for … Continue reading Hadith: Shaking Hands and Praying Salawat on the Prophet ﷺ
In Sufism, as in any other Islamic discipline, be it jurisprudence (fiqh), Qur’anic recital (tajwid), or hadith, a disci- ple must have a master or sheikh, from whom to take the knowl- edge, one who has himself taken it from a master, and so on, in an unbroken series of masters back to the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) who is the source of all Islamic knowl- edge. In Sufi tradition, this means not only that each sheikh has met and taken the way from a master, but that the master during his lifetime has explicitly and verifiably authorized the sheikh— whether in writing or in front of a number of witnesses—to teach the spiritual path as a fully authorized guide (murshid ma’ dhun) to succeeding generations of disciples.
Acquire knowledge, for surely it leads to fear of Allah. Seeking it is an act of worship (‘ibadah); studying it is praising Allah (tasbih); searching for it is jihad; teaching it to whomever doesn’t know it is an act of charity (sadaqah); and delivering it to those worthy of it is an act of drawing closer to Allah (qurbah).
﷽الحَمْدُ لِلهِ وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى رَسُوْلِ اللهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَمَنْ وَالَاهُ وَبَعْدُ al-Shīrāzī reported in his Fawā’id, as well as al-Daylamī and ibn al-Najjār on the authority of ʿAlī as a marfūʿ narration: [The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said:] “Teach the adab of three qualities within your children: love for your prophet, love for … Continue reading Hadith: Teach the adab of three qualities within your children
The below document was downloaded from the CIA website and details the alliance between Americans on Wall Street and Nazi Germany and their role in WWII. Note that the IG Farben company manufactured numerous munitions for the German military in WWII and even manufactured the poison gas used to kill Jews during the Holocaust. CIA … Continue reading The Wall Street – Ruhr (Nazi Germany) Alliance
The following excerpt was written by John S. Mbiti as an excerpt from Ismail Ragi al-Faruqi (rahimahu Allah wa zawjahu) on traditional religions in Africa from the book, "Historical Atlas of the Religions of the World." article-no-9-b-on-african-religions-by-john-mbiti_rotatedDownload
World Map of Ali Macar Reis, 1567 Ottoman Istanbul, Sadabat Mosque Ahmet Ali Efendi, a black pilot of the Ottoman Empire, whose grandmother was Nigerian, 1916 Ottoman Damascus Ottoman Yemen, Sana Ottoman Tripoli, Libya Ottoman Damascus Primary School Students, 1900 Friday Greetings of Sultan Abdulhamid An Ottoman Officer Bursa Cycling Competition Winner M.Ali, 1900s Ottoman … Continue reading Ottoman Period Photos
By Abdullah Ismail (Greg Carr) Beauty Morning chirping of a birdWhat was said, what was heard?The heart and mind wanderA soothing melody’s splendor A beautiful tree, others pass byLook up! Branches so highSpreading out in the skyA deep breath you reply Rainfall makes new flowers bloomThunder in the sky boomsA moment of peace and presenceRaindrops … Continue reading Beauty – A Poem
﷽الحَمْدُ لِلهِ وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى رَسُوْلِ اللهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَمَنْ وَالَاهُ وَبَعْدُ Excerpts: Description of the book: In this monumental works of the great shaikh Ibn Rajab Al Hanbali, the author provides essential detail in discussing key points dealing with differences that arise between the People of Sunnah, and the manners and etiquette one … Continue reading Difference Between Advising and Shaming
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